Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), the most vivacious of Netflix’s sandwich women, made her return on Thursday, September 12 to the platform, accompanied by one of those rumors that guarantee a great start. The first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, makes a brief appearance in the second part of the fourth season of the series. Emily in Pariswhose five episodes were posted online on Thursday.
The scene takes place in a fancy restaurant, at the beginning of the seventh episode, when Emily, who is having lunch with a new intern, sees M.me Macron confides to her colleague that the president’s wife follows her on Instagram. “My country loves you, Emily!”the latter was enthusiastic after the young woman, in schoolgirl French, approached her to introduce herself. And the sequence ends like any 2.0 encounter, that is, with a selfie.
Everyone loves Emily, and Emily loves everyone, starting with the brands – essentially luxury brands – that the series promotes throughout the episodes in a more or less scandalous way. By making a cameo with Brigitte Macron, the series associates itself with her good taste and a certain idea of French style: the first lady also wears her own clothes in the sequence, the production said.
According to Lily Collins, a guest on TMC’s “Quotidien” on Wednesday, September 11, the idea for this appearance dates back several years, when the first lady met the actress and creator of the series, Darren Star, to express her admiration.
Unfortunate timing
Emily in Paris is part of Netflix’s contribution to the effort of Atout France, the organization charged by the State with promoting the “cultural and tourist influence” of the country, along with other series such as Lupine. The most attentive will have noticed the hashtag #MakeItIconic, launched by Atout France, under the selfie that Emily posted of herself with M.me Macron on Instagram… Furthermore, Emmanuel Macron has always been a staunch defender of the “start-up nation”. Hence, he said that it was a good idea…
Indeed, the scene risks making people cringe, particularly because of its unfortunate timing, which can be seen as a total disconnection of the Presidency from the concerns of the French, after a particularly calamitous political summer sequence. Even if the episode was filmed well before the dissolution of the National Assembly, there is always the danger of wanting to turn reality into fiction, especially when it comes to public affairs.
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